Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 29, 1930
Died
May 23, 2001
Place of Birth
Zanjan, Iran
Credits
16 titles
Jamileh Sheikhi
Biography
Jamileh Sheykhi (Persian: جمیله شیخی, April 30, 1930 – May 23, 2001) was an Iranian actress and the mother of actor Atila Pesyani. She made her stage debut in 1957 and began film acting with Shipwreck (1975, Nosrat Karimi). As a pioneer and veteran character actress of Iranian theatre and cinema, she performed in a number of films with reputable directors. Sheykhi had a distinguished screen appearance in Travellers (1991, Bahram Bayzai) and won the Best Actress award at the International Fajr Film Festival.
Known For
Filmography
After the silence
herself
Unruled Paper
Roya's Mother
Maturity
Mrs. Ma'aref
My Ideal Spouse
New Birth
Tag Al Molook
Leila
Reza's Mother
Another birthday
The Mousetrap
Hamsaran
Travelers
Grandmother
Little Bird of Happiness
Autumn
The fall of Sahra
Doctor Faustus
Mephistophilis
The Ruined House
Fereydoun's Mother
Through Sunglasses
Mitra's Aunt